The opposition party leadership was detained for interrogation regarding Saturday's violence in which a police officer and a protester were killed, police said.
More than 100,000 supporters of the two major opposition parties rallied on Saturday to demand Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina step down to allow a free and fair vote under a neutral government. / Photo: Reuters
"At least 164 Bangladesh Nationalist Party including Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir were accused of murdering the police officer," police official Salahuddin Mia said on Sunday, adding that charges had been filed against them. Alamgir, 75, the BNP's secretary-general, has led the party since BNP chairwoman and two-time former premier Khaleda Zia was arrested and jailed, and her son went into exile in Britain.
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